Mount Kosciuszko
Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain in Australia. The mountain is 2,228 m (7,310 ft) above sea level.[2] The mountain is in the south east corner of New South Wales, where it is part of the Great Dividing Range. The Indigenous Australians called the whole mountain Tar-gan-gil.[2] The first European to visit the mountain was the Polish explorer, Count Paul Strzelecki in 1840.[2] He named it Kosciuszko after the Polish patriot, Thaddeus Kosciuszko (1746 - 1817).[3]
 View of Mount Kosciuszko from the east | |
| Elevation | 2,228 m (7,310 ft)[1] |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 2,228 m (7,310 ft) |
| Listing | Seven Summits Ultra |
| Location | |
| Range | Great Dividing Range / Main Range |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1840 by Paweł Edmund Strzelecki |
| Easiest route | Walk (dirt road) |
Mount Kosciuszko is now part of the large Kosciuszko National Park.
Mount Kosciuszko Media
Mount Kosciusko, seen from the Victorian border (Mount Hope Ranges) - the mountain range as depicted by Eugene von Guerard, 1866
North-east view from the northern top of Mount Kosciusko - Eugene von Guerard, 1863
Looking north from the summit towards Mount Townsend
Mount Kosciuszko with snow, viewed from Guthega Peak
Topographic map of Mount Kosciuszko including the approaches from Charlotte Pass and Thredbo.
Mt Kosciuszko pictured in summer, without snow
Kosciuszko National Park as viewed from the summit
The base of a survey trig marker at the summit
A view from the track east of the summit of Mt Kosciuszko, looking towards Rawson Pass and the track back to Thredbo.
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References
- ↑ "Kosciuszko National Park". Australian Alps National Parks. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Southerden, Louise (6 February 2010). "Mount Kosciuszko". Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ↑ Rygielski, Janusz (2011). "Who was Kosciuszko?". Mount Kosciuszko. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
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